An Not Very Interesting Introduction

# An Not Very Interesting Introduction
## Well, Still Funny, Though~
### Yue HU
### Political Science, Tsinghua University

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# Who Are You

(and Why do you deserve to be remembered?)

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## An Elevator Pitch

## Preparation

```r
# Random sequence generator
if(!require("readxl"))
  install.packages("readxl")
```

```
## Loading required package: readxl
```

```r
library("readxl")

studentNM <- readxl::read_xls(file.path('学生信息.xls'))

studentNM[sample(1:nrow(studentNM), size = 2),]$`姓名`
```

```
## [1] "张敏"   "李嘉文"
```

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# Ready?

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## Who am I

Political Scientist

Comparativist and China Expert

Methodologist

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Diehard Fan of R

Creator of `drhur` Universe

Hardcore Follower of superhero stories

Almighty King of Anti-jokes

Rightful Monarch of Old Gags

Man of Mystery    
.....

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I AM .Large[DR. HU!]

???

David Tennant (2005--2010)

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# What Shall We Talk About in This Class

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## A Typical PA Class

### GOAL

1. Policy .blue[whisperer]
1. Tasting the .blue[paradigm] of social science
1. Practicing .red[academic] writing/presenting

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## A .red["]Typical.red["] PA Class

* Little about policy process
* Little about statistics

* Primarily .red[perspectives and methods]
* .blue[Professional] training

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## In a Conventional PA Class

* A lot of .red[concepts and procedures]
    + Structures/systems/branches/sections
    + Procedures/execution/communication
    + Outcomes
    + Evaluation/Issue    
    ......

* A lot of .red[models]
    + Smith Model
    + Mutual Adaptation Model
    + Communication Model of Intergovernmental Policy Implement   
    ......

* A lot of .red[specific] areas
    + Bureaucratic system
    + Social welfare
    + Environmental, distribution, tax, revenue    
    ......

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## Why

> [A PA class is] a program that prepares individuals to .red[serve as managers] in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government and that focuses on the .red[systematic study] of executive organization and management.

> --- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the US

???

Incorporate with organization theories, law management, bureaucrat, budget analyses, etc.

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## In This Class...

* ~~Procedure~~
* ~~Evaluation~~
* ~~Policy Topics~~
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* Perspectives
* Approaches
* Methods
]

???

Why?

General education class; not every manager knows the above to be the manager

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## Partially, A Methodological Course

We'll talk about a variety of approaches and methods, BUT...

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## What I Hope?

Let me tell you a story first

Long long time ago, like in 1927,...

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William Howard Taft: The 27th president of the United States and the tenth chief justice of the United States

Robert Maynard Hutchins: Dean of Yale Law School (28 yr old), 后president of the U of Chicago

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## Chief Justice vs. Chancellor of the School

1927, Yale

[Taft:] Well, I understand that at Yale you teach your students that judges are fools.

[Hutchins:] No, Mr. Chief Justice, at Yale we teach our students to .blue[find that out] for .red[themselves].

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# Finding for Yourselves, But How?

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## What Do I Offer?

1. A perspective;

2. Strategies + tactics;

3. Data + tool;

4. Critical examination;

5. Professional writing.

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## What Do I Expect

1. Reading
1. Listening/Expressing
1. Writing

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## Reading

"Birkland (2007); 孙昶林(1991)"

> Required readings (~~word by word~~, just going through)

"参考文献: Lindblom and Woodhouse (1993); Lindblom (1965); Kingdon (2014)"

> References (a.k.a., no need to read immediately😈)

"A So Very Intriguing Reading: Hansen (2019)"

> Presenting (elaborated later)

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## Listening and Expressing

Attend and listen carefully!    
(A.k.a., let me see your face~~)

Certainly respond!

Please ask questions!

Well, also point out the typos~

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## Moreover...

.Large[课堂宾主对]

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## Presenter vs. Challenger

1. 10 min
1. Presenting
    + Content
    + Connection
    + Inspiring
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1. 10 min
1. Answering a question
1. Asking a question

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## Writing

### Take Notes Properly

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### Final project

A proposal of public policy analysis

A semester-long project

1. A topic with .red[approval] (Week 4)
1. An .blue[annotated] bibliography (Week 9)
1. A .blue[complete] proposal (Week 16)

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## Extra Credits

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## Wrap It Up